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Google to make the web SPDY with new web protocol From the 'More Google Goodness' files:
Google is trying to speed up web pages with a new open source application layer protocol called SPDY (pronounced speedy). Regular HTTP connections suffer from protocol overhead and latency -- which is why after all there is big business in WAN optimization from vendors like Citrix, Cisco, Juniper, Blue Coat and Riverbed. With SPDY, Google is aiming to provide web optimization for all with a target reduction of 50 percent in web page load times. That's a very tall order in my view, especially if they hope to do it in some kind of standardized way. But wait, Google is big enough that they don't have to wait for standards. Google can bake SPDY into their own Chrome web browser and then make Google servers optimized for SPDY. Google has already done some lab tests with a SPDY enabled Chrome browser and they achieved a 64 percent reduction in page load times.
Though I can see a potential route for Google speed lock-in with SPDY, that's not Google's intention. They're looking for open source participation and they want to make the web faster for everyone.
They also want to make the web more secure. SPDY works on top of SSL, to ensure security from the get go. "Make SSL the underlying transport protocol, for better security and compatibility with existing network infrastructure," Google states in its white paper on SPDY. "Although SSL does introduce a latency penalty, we believe that the long-term future of the web depends on a secure network connection. In addition, the use of SSL is necessary to ensure that communication across existing proxies is not broken. " 0 TrackBacksListed below are links to blogs that reference this entry: Google to make the web SPDY with new web protocol. TrackBack URL for this entry: https://swarm.jupitermedia.com/mt-tb.cgi/9271 3 CommentsLeave a comment |
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I think Google may have gotten too big for its britches. There are other search engines out there, such as Mahalo.com that are more reliable and relevant.
How does your comment have anything to do with a protocol enhancement that has the potential to dramatically improve performance for internet based communication? Mahalo.com is in NO WAY a better search engine than Google, moreover, it's not even in the same league. Google is much more than just a search engine. You may have heard of some of these....?
Google Android (phone OS based on Linux)
Google Chrome (web browser)
Google OS (full desktop OS - currently in development)
Google Talk
Google Docs
Google Earth
Gmail
YouTube
....and the list goes on. Again, Google is not just a search engine company anymore.
You forgot Google Answers.